<p>how are their mechanical engineering programs?</p>
<p>is it competitive to get into uci for economics?</p>
<p>I don't really know too much about those majors.</p>
<p>Shouldn't be too hard to get into econ, the most imapcted majors are engineering/CS and bio I believe.</p>
<p>My friend's an Econ major, he's currently taking a course required for his major where he has to learn how to use Microsoft Word (?!?) lol.</p>
<p>MAE seems to have a good foundation, they have like a Society for MAE club or something.</p>
<p>English... you have to take a class called Humanities Core and unless you really have a passion for literature, I'd run away and never look back. I was going to take the class for my breadth requirement, but after I saw the list of books we had to read, I dropped after the first day. If you don't mind, it would probably be a good learning experience.</p>
<p>How hard is it to switch schools/major?</p>
<p>How easy is UCI on the topic of exploration (exploring different majors etc) I mean do you spend the first year doing GE requirements or jumping into things in your major already?</p>
<p>I am currently admitted to the social science school under International Studies, but I'm one of those people who have a lot of interests in different things. Although I'm still interested in International Studies, I want to explore other things like literary journalism, film and media, etc. And the two majors are in the Humanities school. Would it be easy to just explore...</p>
<p>emadz: yeah i got in, u?</p>
<p>yea im in fosho, where else did u apply homey?</p>
<p>where is it more fun to dorm? middle earth or messa? and how competitive is the school?</p>
<p>i was looking at the orientation dates and i cant go to ANY. i am going on a very long senior trip that has been planned out for several months now. i am leaving the 24 of june and returning in mid august. is it REQUIRED to go to orientation? are there substitutes for not going? thanks.</p>
<p>micheeatsfish,</p>
<p>Switching majors is generally not too hard, you just have to meet the requirements for the major change (you have to take certain classes and your gpa has to be a certain amount)</p>
<p>You'll probably take a few classes from your major during your freshmen and sophomore years, but most of it is getting rid of GE. The only absolute requirement for GE is that you finish writing 39B and 39C when you're lower division. The rest of the breadth you can spread out however you want over your four or so years.</p>
<p>Here's an example of my schedule:</p>
<p>Fall: Math, East Asian Lit (Humanities Breadth), Asian Studies (Sociology breadth), Engineering</p>
<p>Winter: Math, Physics, Engineering, East Asian Lit (Humanities Breadth)</p>
<p>Spring: Math, Physics, East Asian Lit, Writing (Writing requirement)</p>
<p>You can really just explore whatever classes you want, it's not like they stop you, though try not to explore to the point where you'll need to take an extra year to graduate.</p>
<p>Megadethfan,</p>
<p>They're both pretty cool. Middle Earth definitely has better food (they have two dining commons, including Brandywine which has without a doubt the best cuisine). </p>
<p>One thing you might want to do is just think about your major. If you're in a Science/Engineering major, you'd be better off in Middle Earth because it's practically right next to them.</p>
<p>If you're a Humanities major, Humanities Hall is just right across a bridge.</p>
<p>I'm currently in Mesa Court, though I kind of wish I chose Middle Earth because it's so much closer to Engineering!!!! I have to walk like 15 minutes to get to class.</p>
<p>I didn't think it would be a problem because I had a car... turns out it's a HUGE problem. The resident parking permits (the parking permits that allow you to park your car overnight) aren't allowed in MANY parking lots. So if you're thinking of dorming and driving to class, think again. Only commuters get to park in those lots. Yet commuters can come down to Mesa Court and park their cars in our lot. It's ridiculous. </p>
<p>In fact this year Freshman commuters have to park about 1 mile away from campus at the ARC (Anteater Recreational Center) and either WALK or wait for the bus to shuttle them to campus. That's right, you pay like $45 a month to park a mile away from campus.</p>
<p>While I'm sitting here trying to give reasons why people should live in Mesa Court, I really can't find many besides the fact that the people here are pretty cool and I've made lots of friends. However, you'd find the same thing in Middle Earth plus newer buildings and facilities and better eating and just in general, better placed dorms.</p>
<p>I live in like the 2nd closest hall to campus. We have the oldest buildings in Mesa Court, all we have is a broken down Foosball table in our hall while other halls have ping pong and pool tables. At least the walk is shorter. The people that live in the newer buildings have to walk an additional 5-10 minutes to get to where we are, and then walk to class.</p>
<p>Middle Earth has a gym... we don't... they have two ping pong tables, foosball, air hockey, and two pool tables at their Recreational center, we have one ping pong table and two pool tables and foosball. Oh and all their doors open by swiping a card, we still use old fashioned keys...</p>
<p>Feel free to ask anyone else what they think though, I'm pretty biased, lol.</p>
<p>The school is pretty competitive and gradually more so because they have weeder classes that get rid of the slackers and incompetents.</p>
<p>bump my question. (#28)</p>
<p>Could a bio major list their freshman year schedule just to get an idea of the rigor and what general reqs have to be completed in addition to the major.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>whats the average CC transfer gpa into the engineering majors
what are the most impacted ones?</p>
<p>for jasonp:</p>
<p>if you have at least a 3.2 transfer G.P.A., you ULTIMATELY have a very good chance to get in for engineering. you just need to get a 2.8 overall transfer g.p.a. before you enroll at uci AND complete AS MANY prerequisites for respective engineering programs.</p>
<p>i'm not too sure, but it looks like every single engineering major at uci LOOKS impacted/competitive.</p>
<p>oh yeah this reply is coming from a transfer student -- who currently goes to a CSU and has never attended a CC before -- who got in at uci with a 3.24 g.p.a. with 68 transferable semester units before enrollment. (also, any UC's GIVE OUT PRIORITY admission to people in CC first. a CSU - UC transfer is almost impossible to happen). i hope my stats can somewhat help you.</p>
<p>How much personal attention one gets from the professors?
An example of your good experience would be appreciated.</p>
<p>I live near Irvine, and I know it's the epitome of urban sprawl.</p>
<p>What is there to do near UCI besides going to the Spectrum? Newport Beach?</p>
<p>so you transfered from csu? after 68 units? i like that option impossible as it is!</p>
<p>Sorry for the late response, It's the week preceding finals week, so i'm a bit swamped with studying (and poker :))</p>
<p>MedRomanian: </p>
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<p>Dysonfree: It depends on the individual professor. If you're in the sciences you're probably not going to get much individual attention during class because the classes are pretty large. All professors have office hours where you can go talk with them one on one. </p>
<p>I can't really think of any good experiences I've had dealing with professors because I just kind of sit in lecture and do my homework and take the tests... and that's about it.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, most of you will be glad to hear that homework is not collected for most classes.</p>
<p>gogolbordello:</p>
<p>There's uh... South Coast Plaza (mall), Boomers (arcade), driving range (golf). I've lived here since I was seven and I've never really gotten bored of the city... but I can't really think of a lot of specifics. I've actually only been to Newport Beach a couple of times in my life since I lived on the exact opposite side of Irvine (bordering Tustin and Lake Forest), but there's plenty to do there.</p>
<p>theripcurl1969: You do not have to go to SPOP (Student Parent Orientation Program), but you do have to go to Academic Advising which will be held over the summer. If not, you won't be able to enroll in classes until you do. You'll get something from your school over the summer about it. </p>
<p>About changing majors.. it is soooo much easier to change majors right now.. BEFORE you start your first quarter at UCI. I was accepted as a Chem major but over the summer I kept sending them a request to change to Bio Sci over the admissions site. It took them awhile but they changed it. </p>
<p>As for dorms.. I live in Middle Earth right now and I'm so happy I get to sleep in a littttle bit more.</p>